Dust cap



Patented June 1.4,"1927.

POGKIIBE, F CHABLESTON,WEBT VIRGINIA.

DUST can ` Appllltion 'led June'2l1925. Seri-ll l0.'34,373.

' This invention relater; to new and useful improvenients'in wearing apparel and parteu'larly to head wear.

' One object of the invention iato provide a-cap which is' particularly adapted for use as a boudoir, or dusting.; cap, and `which canl be easily and properly washed.

Anot er object is to provide a -cap of this character which is simple .in construction,

and which can be manufactured at a low cost, .by reason Iof the ytact that the cap is iormed'from a single ypiece of material.

Other objects and advantages will be ep- )arent taken in conneetionw'ith the accompanying drawing. i I j, A

ln the drawing: r- -Figure L is e perspective view of a dust cap mede' in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is u plan view ot thecan when opened and 'ready forwashing ironing or the like treatment.

Referring particularly to the accompan l ing drawing and especially to Figure 2 t e pierre of material, from which thericapA-ie foi-med. is shown at 10, and iis of rectangular outline.4k Formed across one end of the bodylO, is aidrawstring pocket 11'. and disposed within y l ber webbing, such webbing being of auch Y length aS to ,draw or pucker the pocket. as shown-in lFigure 11, such portion of the cap being 'adapted to fit around the rear ofthe bead of 'the wearer. The opposite ends of v the webbingare secured within the ends of the pocket, and secured at ipach end of the pocket. and'on the outer fece of the body,

i are the buttons 12, similar luttoiis beingr eecurled tothe longer edges of the'body at a 4.0 distance of approximately an inch orrtwo, .from V the Zfiret buttons as' shown at ,13,

Formed iit-poiiits'in the other end of the "body, corresponding to the points at which the buttons are secured, are thebut'tonholes 14. 'At points in the longer sides of the Y body intermediate the ends ofthe body,

tbercare formed the buttonholes 15. y

- Across the end of the body, remote from the elastic .carriedl pocket,l are sewed the W lruilesi 16, such portion of the cap fitting `acrossl the forehead of the .'Avi'eerei*v from the following description when this pocket is a length of rub-- In assembling, or folding the body'of the device, to `produce the Acap shown in Figure 1, the body is folded across its transverse median line, and the pairs of buttonholes engaged with the airs of buttons, a'fter which the intermediate buttonholes 15 -are engaged with the inner buttons of the pairs of buttons, either inwardly, or'outwardly, of .the button holes previouelyv engagedtherewith. The rule carrying end of the body will -lie snugly neroee the forehead 4of the wearer, while the elasticcarrying pocket of the oth C 'end of the body will lie snugly4 around t e rear of thevhead.

=While I have shown ,buttons fand buttonholes, for holding the cap together, itwll l be understood that other suitable fatenings may be substituted, without departing from the, .irit ofthe invention or the scope. of the' c aims. i

vAttention is particularlycalled to the fact 1. A fabric 'cab including ii rectangular l body lia-ving an elastic strip iicrossone end and secured' at its ends thereto,'the body being arranged to be folded on itfsutians" -verse median line` means for detacliably 'connecting the side portions; of one end of the body with corresponding sideportions of' the other end, and means. forA connecting the intermediate portions of the Siidesi of the y body with said ends. A '2. A fabric cap including e rectangular body,-a pocket formedtransveiscly -in one end of the body, an elastic strip witbinl'tlie pocket und secured at its. ends to the ends of the pocket, buttons on .the side portions of the pocketed end of the body, the side .portions of theother end `of the body having buttonholes for .receiving said buttons, ,and 4the intermediate portions of the sides of the body liavin' buttonbolefsA for receiving' certain of siiidgbuttons. I

-In testimony whereof, I .ailix my signature.'

' WARREN roomm, 

